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The US exports to India were increased by 18.7% and the trade deficit between the two nations has declined by nearly 6% in 2017 over the previous year, but still the US continue to complain on various issues including high tariffs and market access to several American goods being shipped to India. “The US goods trade deficit with India was $22.9 billion in 2017, a 5.9% decrease ($1.4 billion) over 2016,” according to the National Trade Estimate 2018, an annual report released by the United States Trade Representative (USTR).
India is among the few nations with which the trade deficit of the US has dropped in the past one year.
However, the US administration under President Donald Trump ...

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India’s merchandise exports during December last year recorded a positive growth of 12.36% year-on-year, on the back of a sharper increase in the shipments of engineering goods and petroleum products.
Over the last 17 months, exports from the country have been on a positive trajectory, with a decline of just 1.1% in October 2017.
However, imports recorded a sharp increase of 21.12% to $41.91 billion during the month on the back of rise in inward shipments of gold, silver, precious stones, petroleum and electronic goods. Due to this, the trade deficit has widened to $14.88 billion in the month of December, as compared to $10.54 billion over a year ago.
Industry is hopeful that exports are expected to reach the ...

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In order to safeguard the domestic industry against cheap imports, Directorate General of Anti-dumping & Allied Duties (DGAD) has recommended imposition of anti-dumping duties on the imports of resorcinol from China and Japan for the period of three years.
Resorcinol is a phenolic compound that is used in manufacturing of medicines, resins, dyes, plastics and various other organic chemical compounds.
“The Authority is of the view that imposition of anti-dumping duty is required to offset dumping and injury. Therefore, the Authority considers it necessary to recommend imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of subject goods from the subject countries for a period of three years only,” DGAD said in a notification (No./14/37/2016-DGAD).
“The Authority, after examining the issues raised and submissions made by the interested parties ...

Sheela Mamidenna
The Directorate General of Anti-Dumping Duty imposed an anti-dumping duty(ADD) on the textured toughened (tempered) glass, imported from China PR, with a minimum of 90.5% transmission having a thickness not exceeding 4.2 mm (including tolerance of 0.2mm). This was relayed by the Customs via notification no- 38/2017- Customs (ADD) dated August 18, 2017.
The textured toughened glass is used as a component in solar photovoltaic panels and in solar thermal applications. The government has imposed anti-dumping duty ranging from $52.85 per MT to $136.21 per MT specific to different exporters and manufacturers of China.
Speaking to the Dollar Business, on the affect that the imposition of ADD could have on Indian manufacturers of solar panels, Vineet Mittal, Director Sales and Finance ...

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India’s imports from China recorded a sharp surge of 33% during the period April-June this year as compared to the same period in 2016, according to the government data, which shows that there is no impact of the Doklam issue on the trade between the two neighbours.
Even last week, there are reports in Chinese media that the ongoing border standoff between India and China has had no impact on the bilateral trade, and Chinese companies in India also have not seen much impact.
The increase in Chinese imports is due to the appreciation of rupee in the last few months. The rupee has appreciated around 3.7% against Chinese Yuan and 5.5% against US dollar since February. This rise has ...

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The biggest container shipping company in the world, Maersk Line, said on Wednesday that the growth of EXIM container trade of India in the current year is likely to be in two digits.
“In 2017, the growth is likely to be in two digits provided that India maintains its growth in markets like the Middle East, Latin America and East Africa, enhancing its client portfolio and diversifying the risks,” the company stated in its 2016 Annual India Trade Report.
As per the Global Economic Prospects report by World Bank, growth of global trade in 2016 was the slowest since the world financial crisis in 2009.
“India, in spite of that, has done well and consolidated its place with the international containerised trade. ...

The Dollar Business Bureau India's exports grew consecutively for the 6th month, as the month of February 2017 posted a 17.48% year on year growth in exports. Total exports for the month stood at $24.5 billion, when compared to $20.8 billion in January 2016. For the same month, trade deficit widened year on year from $6.5 billion in 2016 to $8.8 billion in 2017. During April-February 2016-17, exports registered a 2.5% growth, grossing $245 billion as against $239 billion in the same period last year. Meanwhile imports also surged by 21.7% year-on-year. As against $27.4 billion in February 2016, total imports in the month of February 2017 stood at $33.4 billion. For the April-February period, imports declined from $353 billion ...

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Finland on Tuesday said it is eagerly waiting for the landmark Goods and Service Tax (GST) to be rolled out as it will bring transparency in the country’s tax regime and thus encourage ease of doing business.
"We are looking forward to GST," Ambassador of Finland in India, Nina Vaskunlahti said on Tuesday, at an interactive session organised by the Bharat Chamber of Commerce.
"This will help remove multiple layers of taxes and state-specific tax laws and we understand GST will help towards ease of doing business," she said.
She said she has heard of Indian judiciary system, which often has less number of judges. She hoped the country’s legal infrastructure is well in place to resolve disputes and concerns ...